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CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are continuing to investigate the multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections. As of June 28, 2018, there are 185 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in persons who reportedly consumed pre-packaged Del Monte Fresh Produce vegetable trays containing broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and dill dip. Fout states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa), Seven of these people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.@ https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/2018/a-062018/investigation-maps.html

Neogen Corp is announced that it is combining Acumedia® and Lab M® products and rebranding them as Neogen Culture Media. Neogen culture media product line will include in addition to traditional culture media, a comprehensive offering of chromogenic media. The products will be manufactured in the USA and UK. The company will provide identical products around the world. @ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/acumedia-and-lab-m-brands-become-neogen-culture-media-300672286.html

According to information on a German Government-run site, a batch of organic eggs has been found to have been infected with salmonella enteritidis. The recall affects 11 German states. According to the German Government site, the salmonella contamination has affected the states of Baden-Wurttemburg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. The infections were reportedly discovered during a routine testing procedure. The infected organic eggs were stocked by several major German retailers, including Penny, Kaufland, Aldi Nord, Aldi Sued, Real, Lidl and Netto. @ https://www.farminguk.com/news/Eggs-contaminated-with-salmonella-recalled-in-11-German-states_49602.html

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the recall by Goodleaf Community Farms Ltd. Of its Goodleaf brand Daikon Radish microgreens due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These products were distributed in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The affected product is the 75-gram size. “Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated by the company. The CFIA is performing a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products. The CFIA is verifying that industry is removing recalled product from the marketplace. @ https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2018-06-28/eng/1530237479767/1530237483085